Section Rural Development
Overview
The Municipality’s Rural Development division is responsible for facilitating a sustainable rural economy through partnership and innovation in order to give effect to the municipality’s vision of creating “A city of excellence”.
The rural wards of the Municipality are identified as follows:
| Ward No. | Ward name |
| 1 | Simondium |
| 3 | Windmeul, Bergriver farms and slot van die Paarl farms |
| 17 | Northern Paarl, Nieuwedrift, Drommedaris, Darlweide |
| 18 | Soetendal, Wellington North farms, New Rest farms |
| 25 | Lantana farms |
| 28 | Ronwe, Salem, Sonop and surrounding farms |
| 29 | Perdeskoen farms, Uitsig, Voor Street area |
| 30 | Saron |
| 31 | Gouda, Hermon Bovlei, Groenberg |
Rural Development works closely with organs of state, the business community, rural communities and non-government organisations to implement programmes informed by empirical evidence and research data from the IDP.
The programmes are geared towards the development of initiatives that focus on the following identified priorities:
• Infrastructure (Community halls, emergency services etc)
• Social development (Food security, youth development etc)
• Economic development (Business plan development, job creation opportunities etc)
• Social cohesion (Land reform, farm worker and farm owner relationships)
Contact details
Ms. Inge Frolicks
Senior Clerk
Tel: 021 807 6492
Email: Inge.Frolicks@drakenstein.gov.za
Ms. Thembisile Mnisi
Project Coordinator
Tel: 021 807 7790
Email: Thembisile.Mnisi@drakenstein.gov.za
Mr. Timótheüs Cloete
Manager Rural Development
Tel: 021 807 4590
Email: Timotheus.Cloete@drakenstein.gov.za
Special Projects: Rural Unemployed Drivers Licence Project
Notice Afr: Rural Unemployed Driver's Licence Project 2020-2021_Afrikaans
Application Form Afr: Rural Unemployed Drivers Licence Project 2020-2021_Afrikaans
Notice Eng: Rural Unemployed Driver's Licence Project 2020-2021_English
Application Form Eng: Rural Unemployed Drivers Licence Project 2020-20021_English
Documents
Drakenstein Municipality Rural Development Strategy_2032
Rural Development Strategy_2017
